2/24 Gum, that dream's coming round. I _told_ you there was ill in store for Lord Hartledon; and that Pike was mixed up in it, and Mr.Elster also in some way. If you'd only listen to me--" The clerk, who had been brushing his hat and shaking the dust from his outer coat--for he was a careful man with his clothes, and always well-dressed--brought down his hand upon the table with some temper. |